Charles C. Edwards

Assistant Professor
School Psychology, Counseling & Leadership

Location: 1101 James HallPhone: 718.951.5876 Fax: 718.951.4816 Email:

Charles C. Edwards is a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) and Nationally Certified School Counselor (NCSC). Dr. Edwards has over 15 years of experience working as a teacher, a school counselor and counselor educator. He is presently assistant professor of School Counseling. In the last 15 years he has worked as an educator and counselor in schools and clinics across New York City. His research focuses on the effectiveness of professional school counselors in supporting students' academic, personal-social and career development within urban school systems and communities. He currently serves on the executive board of the New York State School Counselor Association (NYSSCA).

B.S., University of the West Indies (Mona, Jamaica) - 1996 (International Relations and Psychology)

Areas of Expertise:

Teaching, curriculum design and development, multicultural education and counseling, substance abuse counseling, school counseling and mental health counseling. Dr. Edwards is a qualitative researcher in the areas of education and counseling.

Books and Publications

Edwards, C.C. (n.d.) If You Listen Carefully to this Song Maybe You will Better Understand Me. In
M. Pope et al. (Eds.), Experiential Activities for Teaching Social Justice and Advocacy Competence in Counseling.
(Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2019

Edwards, C.C. (n.d.) Songs for Social Justice and Advocacy: Songs that make me want to Fight or Just
Do Something. In M. Pope et al. (Eds.), Experiential Activities for Teaching Social Justice and Advocacy Competence in Counseling.
(Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2019

Edwards C. C. & Walley (2018) Best Practice Consideration for Introducing Group Counseling in Schools.
NYSSCA Edge Highlighting Best Practices From Around New York State.
(Books and Publications: Other Article) 2018

" Songs for Social Justice and Advocacy: Songs that make me want to Fight or Just Do Something". In M. Pope et al. (Eds.), Experiential Activities for Teaching Social Justice and Advocacy Competence in Counseling. (Manuscript Accepted)

(Books and Publications: Other Article) 2017

"Songs for Social Justice and Advocacy: Songs that make me want to Fight or Just Do Something". In M. Pope et al. (Eds.), Experiential Activities for Teaching Social Justice and Advocacy Competence in Counseling. (Manuscript Accepted)
(Books and Publications: Other Article) 2017

Edwards C. & Walley (n.d.) Best Practice Consideration for Introducing Group Counseling in Schools. NYSSCA Edge Highlighting Best Practices From Around New York State. (Manuscript Submitted) (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2017

"Critical moments in personal and professional development: Searching for a sense of belonging." Transformational Learning Experiences: A conversation with counselors about their personal and developmental journeys. Eds. M.K. Shuler and& K. Cook. University Press of America Inc. Published. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2016

"Exploring the role of school counselors in preventing and addressing sexual misconduct in k-12 School systems." Sexual Misconduct in the Education and Human Services Sector. Eds. D. Bateman, C. Schwilk and T. Whitman. IGI Global. Published. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2016

Best Practices for School Counselor and Teacher Collaboration. NYSSCA Edge Highlighting Best Practices From Around New York State. 1, 17-20. (Published) (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2016

Edwards C. C. (2016) Best Practices for School Counselor and Teacher Collaboration. NYSSCA Edge
Highlighting Best Practices From Around New York State. 1, 17-20. (Published)
(Books and Publications: Other Article) 2016

Awards, Honors and Fellowships

2015-2016 Advisor Award: Students Organizing for Disability, United for Progess. Brooklyn College. (Awards and Honors) 2016

Office of Academic Affairs Proposal for School Counseling grant, for the development of a course addressing required knowledge, competencies and skills related to college and career readiness. Draft copy of the course entitled: College, Career Readiness and Admissions Counseling, has been completed. $4,000. (Grants and Fellowships) 2015

Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums

Edwards C. C. (2018) Professional Identity Development: Research, Teaching and Counseling Practice. Talk
delivered to Graduate School Counseling Students at Lehman College, City University of New York.
Bronx. NY.

(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2018

Edwards C. C. (2018) Professional Identity Development: Research, Teaching and Counseling Practice. Talk
delivered to Graduate School Counseling Students at Lehman College, City University of New York. Bronx. NY.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2018

Edwards, C. C. (2018) "Adolescence and Music: Using Empirical Evidence to Supporting Music Integration in School Counseling Programs." Sixth Annual National Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference (EBSCC) March 19-20, 2018 on the campus of the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) in New York City. Proposal submitted. Upcoming. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2018

Digital Lives: The Need for Clinicians to Respond to the Impact of Clients Online Presence.? The Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) National Conference. Chicago. October 4-8, 2017.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2017

Edwards C. C. & Thomas, K. (2017). " Music for the Humanistic Soul in Times of Uncertainty. Annual Conference of the Association for Humanistic Counseling. Syracuse, New York. Upcoming. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2017

Role of School Counselors in Supporting Vulnerable Students and Families in the Post-Election Era.? Panel discussion, New York State School Counselors Association Region 10 Meeting. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2016

Thomas, K, & Edwards, C. (2016) An Exploration of Best Practices for Supporting English Language Learners and Low-income Students in the Community College Settings. NCBAA-NE 2016 Spring Conference. Essex County College, in Newark, NJ. March 17-18, 2016. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2016

Thomas, K, & Edwards, C. (2016) An Exploration of Best Practices for Supporting English Language Learners and Low-income Students in the Community College Settings. Spring Conference, Bronx Community College of The City University of New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2016

"Beyond Binary Definitions of Gender: The Role of Counselor Educators in Addressing Gender Issues in Counseling." The Association for Counselor Education and Supervision National Conference. Philadelphia, October. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2015

"Exploring the Role of Faculty in Student." Career Development Roundtable Discussion. Faculty Day Conference. Brooklyn College. Proposal accepted. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2015

"Practical Application of Humanistic Rogerian Theory for School Counselors and Educators." Annual Conference of the Association of Humanistic Counselors, June 5-6. Proposal accepted. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2015

"Religion, Spirituality and Career Development: Implications for School Counselors." New York State School Counselor Association Annual Conference. November. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2015

Edwards, C. and K. Thomas. "Trauma Informed School Counseling Practices: Exploring the Role of School Counselors in Supporting Young Men of Color. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2015

Pritchett-Dames, A., C. Edwards and V. Cleveland. "Exploring Best Practices for School Counselors Working With Diverse Student Populations." United Federation of Teachers Annual Conference. New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2015

"Reaching Students Through Music: Best Practices." New York State School Counselor Association Annual Conference. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2014

Qualitative research methodologies: Focus on Phenomenological Studies. Lecture delivered to Graduate School Counseling Students at Lehman College, City University of New York. Bronx. NY. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2014

Professional Leadership

Elected to the New York State School Counselor Association (NYSSCA) Executive Board.
Position: Governor for Region 10A. (2016 - 2019). (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2016